Locomotive power reverse gear



R. a. BURNS LOCOMOTIVE POWER REVERSE GEAR Filed May 2 1923 F--- l NW. 24,1925. I 1,562,939

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atrozueq ametcr and 33 inches long and with an air] pressure of 10% pounds, the eiritrepped air wiii smiice to operate the revere M gear mechanism through several coiiipiets cycles, that is from full forward to full bzickverd and forward again. This I :r iig'ciiient, therefore, overcomes the possibility of the engineer being Without means to s ze} the i000- motive and the same time it obviates the difiicuities present when steam or steam and air are employed.

It is, of course to be understood that the reservoir'ii may connected in oressoc-iated with the reservoir 13 in any desired niamiie and that the invention not limited to the particular manner iiiustriiied for connecting tiiese reservoir? Other changes in the details 0'? construction may also be made without departing from the spirit of the ii rention.

Having thus described the invension what is claimed us new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:

i. In Cflll'lbillll'iiOD, a pressure fluid iiioior for operating The power reverse mechanism of e iocomoiive, a compressed air iem mounted on the iocoinotive, an auxihary air reservoir adapted to receive. and hoizi a reserve supply of compressed air to operate said mofior in case of failure of the air system, ii conduit for supplying compressed air from said system to said reservoir, means tor prevsiiting escape of the compressed air from. said reservoir through said eoilduit upon drop of pressure in the iotier, and *1.-

for (t per-Hing the reverse 1.1V

sec/mid com is for so iipkmg compressed sir from said eservoir io said motfiiz 2. in combination, 2; pressure fluid.

" epereli ng the reverse gem: mechanism ai -main compressed coir mounted on the inc-emotive ei resermii: z depied'to contain a r 1' 1 cf compressed air i0 operaze said our 01 in case of iaiiiuro of mo mam. :ur snipl' a condom. for suppi ving' cmnprss mil, u check mire in said conduit for pro renting line; of compressed air from s auxiliary reservoir toward said iii- 2, Thin and :1 second conduit for air from said zuixii id motor.

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' 3. in combination, :1 pr c iiuid motor i'ol opcreiing she reverse rear mechanism oi 2i ice-emotive, compressed sir sysizeii ri igy the iocomociw, 23. .1 ziuxiiia re roir in so i mo in coinlii ion a compressor a iocoiiiomve, a main compres voi en auxiliary (:oiiipressod a former to iiw izdtcr, a

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1r mom-said auxiliary E'QSEL'TUII'? e pipe e K conduciing' compressed air from said ziv ur y "coir to said iiicior, end moi eye difli menus for cum-m1 g roiiipressed air is sa d. iuoioz.

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